Question

The nurse is admitting a client with glaucoma. the client brings prescribed eyedrops from home and insists on using them in the hospital. the nurse should: place the eyedrops in the hospital medication drawer and administer as labeled on the bottle. ask the client's wife to assist the client in administering the eye drops while the client is in the hospital. allow the client to keep the eyedrops at the bedside and use as prescribed on the bottle. explain to the client that the health care provider (hcp) will write a prescription for the eyedrops to be used at the hospital. submit answer

Answer 1

Explain to the client that the health care provider (hcp) will write a prescription for the eye drops to be used at the hospital. You can't just bring your own medication into a hospital.